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Sharon Prislipsky, APSA, EPSA
Sharon is a former school administrator who began to pursue her passion for photography following retirement in 2004. She and her husband live in Arkansas but travel the United States extensively looking for unique opportunities to capture the character and natural beauty of our country.
Since joining PSA in 2011 Sharon has served as both a state and regional Membership Director, she chaired the PSA Scholarship Committee for three years, worked as Assistant Managing Director of the PSA Journal for six years: she is currently on the PSA Board of Directors serving as Board Secretary. She earned her PPSA in 2019 and was elected APSA the same year. Her EPSA was earned in 2022.
Sharon's main camera is the Canon R5. Her favorite subjects include, landscapes,birds in flight, nature, architecture and images that evoke the past. She relies not only on the technical skills but the feeling and emotion she wants to communicate. Her portfolio includes color and monochrome as well as infrared images.
Pamela Hoaglund
I received my first camera, a Brownie Hawkeye, for Christmas when I was about ten years old. From there of course I went through all the instamatic and point and shoot cameras until 1970. I was in the Army and being assigned to Germany and bought my first 35mm a Yaschia Electro 35 a range finder camera. While in Germany I purchased a Canon system. I currently have the Canon 7D and a Canon 6D. I have also gone into the Sony Mirrorless System with a Sony a7II and a7RIII. My iPhone is always in my pocket and I use it frequently as it’s the camera I always have with me. I spent twenty years in the Army Nurse Corps retiring in 1991.
Ann Brixey
I was given my first camera, a Kodak Brownie when I was 11 years old. I enjoyed taking snapshots of school friends and places we visited. I bought a 35mm camera just after I met my husband, and we both enjoyed B&W film photography, developing and printing our own work.
Once digital cameras were introduced, I purchased the first of several Point and Shoot cameras. When I bought my first DSLR my interest in taking good images was piqued. I struggled for several years, till finally I co-founded our local Photography club. Although I have very much to learn, thanks to some very experienced members of our group who have helped and inspired me, I feel more confident about my work. I have a Sony a9II and a Sony 7rIV. My go to, all-purpose lens is a Tamron 18-300mm I also own a Tamron 400mm and a Tamron 500mm along with several Sony lens. My favorite subjects, nature, particularly birds and horses. I also enjoy floral photography. B&W is a particular favorite too.
Ally Green
I developed my interest in photography really in the last few years and love to shoot nature and landscapes mainly although i am lucky that we travel often (i am a travel specialist with a focus on Africa) so am exposed to great cultures and opportunities. Henri Cartier Bresson is a great mentor and love to "be in the moment" when i am out shooting. We are lucky to live in Colorado also in the summer months and part of the winter where i have a great teacher who has been a great inspiration to me to get me to the level i am today. I am British but have lived in the States for 10 years now. My husband is American. I have a Canon 7D Mark II which is great and a Canon 100-400mm lens for wildlife and my every day lens which i love is the Canon 24mm- 105mm. I am a member of 2 photo Clubs, one in Denver and one in Vail which i submit images for competitions.
Polly Krauter
I am a retired research microbiologist and recently became a California naturalist. I use a Canon R5 with various Canon lenses and participate in a local SF bay area camera club. I started taking photos in the dark ages (developing film!) always with an interest in nature. As a birder and long-term regional park volunteer, I am drawn like a magnate to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects. Natural history is of great interest to me and photography provides me with a means to enjoy wildlife. Using noninvasive observational approaches, I try to capture behaviors in my images.
Judith Lesnaw
My passion for photography developed in my father's basement darkroom when I was a young child. It simmered throughout a four- decade career in molecular virology at the University of Kentucky, and resurfaced when I retired in 2010. My interests span macro, nature, abstract, and experimental photography, and photo haiku. My images have been shown in juried exhibits, and have won awards. I use a Canon 80D with Canon 100mm, and Tamron 16-300mm lenses. In KY I was a member of the Digital Photography group of the CKCS. As a member of the Creative Camera Club of Lexington, Kentucky I was awarded 2014 Photographer of the Year. In my new home state of DE I am a member of the Delaware Photographic Society.
Mike Cohen
I recently retired to pursue nature and landscape photography on more or less a full time basis. I shoot Canon and currently use a 1DX with several lenses. I travel frequently for both exploration and photography and like to combine photography with hiking and kayaking. I recently created a blog, www.mmykey.com, which I didn't realize would be so much fun. Its purpose is to share information about the places I am visiting that may be useful to other photographers, with a few images thrown in. No commercial purpose intended. I have been posting regularly on Flickr and hope to get to work on fleshing out my Smugmug website. I've been fortunate to have had several images published and won a few awards, and teach a bit, but I consider myself more a student than a teacher and hope to keep it that way.